The gendered experiences of local volunteers in conflicts and emergencies. Issue 2 (4th May 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cadesky, Jessica; Baillie Smith, Matt; Thomas, Nisha
• Is Part Of: Gender and development. Volume 27:Issue 2(2019)
• Page Start: 371
• Page End: 388
• Publication Date: 2019-05-04
• Subjects: Local volunteering -- gender -- humanitarian assistance -- conflicts and emergencies; Women -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Periodicals; 338.90082
• DOI: 10.1080/13552074.2019.1615286
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1355-2074

Abstract

ABSTRACT: This article explores the gendered experiences of local volunteers operating in conflicts and emergencies. Despite decades of progress to integrate gender issues into development and humanitarian research, policy, and practice, the gendered dynamics of volunteering are still little understood. To redress this, this article draws on data collected as part of the Volunteers in Conflicts and Emergencies (ViCE) Initiative, a collaboration between the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement led by the Swedish Red Cross, and the Centre for International Development at Northumbria University. Contributing original empirical findings on the intersection of gender, volunteering, and emergencies, this article offers new ways of thinking about how gender equality and women's empowerment can be advanced in humanitarian crises, as seen through the experiences of local volunteers.